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Private, the world''s most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The opening ceremony is hours away when PI Peter Knight is called to the scene of a high-ranking member of the games'' organizing committee. It''s clear to Peter that this wasn''t a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.

From the Publisher:On your markPrivate, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.

Get setThe opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.

DieNewspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed. Immediately, Karen hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's completely destroyed the modern games.

Annotation:It is the eve of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and Nigel Steele, an investigator with the company that has been commissioned to provide security for the event, is called to the scene of a murder. A high-ranking member of the Olympic organizing committee and his mistress have been executed in cold blood. In a letter to a reporter, someone calling himself Cronos takes credit for the slayings and vows to return the Games to their ancient glory by killing anyone he suspects of cheating or greed. Steele and the reporter quickly join forces to track Cronos down in Patterson's adrenaline-packed thriller.

Author Bio

James Patterson

James Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, 50 miles north of New York City. Valedictorian of his class at the Christian Brothers school, St. Patrick's, in 1965, Patterson graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in English. He first entertained the idea of becoming a writer in 1971 when he worked as a college student in a mental institution, a job that afforded him abundant time to read. He came up with the idea for his first novel during that time, and five years later, after 26 rejection slips, his first effort, "The Thomas Berryman Number", appeared in bookstores. Since that time, Patterson has written numerous best-selling thrillers featuring the sensitive, modern-day hero Alex Cross, including "Kiss the Girls", which was made into a major motion picture starring Morgan Freeman.

Praise

"Patterson . . . has an uncanny knack for the timely thriller." 05/01/2012